floraphile Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 22 Jan 2021 Mobile co. AL Public lake & park; rainy 1 ?Hybrid Mallard + ?; had a golden eye 2. ?Hybrid Mallard + ? 3. ?? male and ?? female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1-2: Domestic Mallard? 3: Gadwalls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I think we can say 2 is a Domestic Mallard. not quite sure about 1, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Just now, Seanbirds said: 1-2: Domestic Mallard? 3: Gadwalls. Lol. I could ID Gadwalls yesterday at a much further distance. I am nearsighted. ? These 2 were with a group of Mallards waiting for a handout near the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: I think we can say 2 is a Domestic Mallard. not quite sure about 1, though. @Seanbirds Is #1 some type of hybrid, i.e. not a wild type of any species? It was a hoss compared to the other waterfowl. Edited January 22, 2021 by floraphile typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Another photo of Bird #1 showing a greenish speculum, outlined in white. @Seanbirds Edited January 22, 2021 by floraphile typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, floraphile said: It was a hoss compared to the other waterfowl. The fist place to start with a big funky looking duck is domestic Mallard. Edited January 22, 2021 by Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 5:51 PM, floraphile said: Another photo of Bird #1 showing a greenish speculum, outlined in white. @Seanbirds I’d report it as a domestic Mallard. Can’t hurt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 17 hours ago, Seanbirds said: I’d report it as a domestic Mallard. Can’t hurt. Yeah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 is trying it's best Anas wyvilliana impression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 7:01 PM, MichaelLong said: 1 is trying it's best Anas wyvilliana impression Had to Google that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 Those golden eyes on a Mallard-esque bird were startling to me. I assume he/she has one of the wild duck species with eyes that color somewhere in the family tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 That "golden eye" in that first photo appears to be the closed eyelid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, floraphile said: Had to Google that. Refused to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pigeon said: That "golden eye" in that first photo appears to be the closed eyelid. @Pigeon I thought that initially, but every shot of the eye looks like that. I also wondered if the eye was injured or scarred. He was too far away for a detailed shot. Edited January 27, 2021 by floraphile typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, floraphile said: @Pigeon I thought that initially, but every shot of the eye looks like that. I also wondered if the eye was injured or scarred. He was too far away for a detailed shot. It was probably sleeping. Birds will keep that third eyelid up for a while. I might be making this up, but can they see through them a little bit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Avery said: It was probably sleeping. Birds will keep that third eyelid up for a while. I might be making this up, but can they see through them a little bit? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) Whatever he was, I'm glad he was there, because his weird coloring drew my attention to him in his spot in the nether regions of the far side of a lake. I started photographing him, and that's when I noticed 2 of these pretty boys (and their gals). First time I've seen the males in the flesh. Edited January 28, 2021 by floraphile typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, floraphile said: Whatever he was, I'm glad he was there, because his weird coloring drew my attention to him in his spot in the nether regions of the far side of a lake. I started photographing him, and that's when I noticed 2 of these pretty boys (and their gals). First time I've seen the males in the flesh. Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/27/2021 at 3:05 PM, Charlie Spencer said: Refused to. Same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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